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Degree

MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of), 2008.

Abstract

Through the standardized use of high-energy mechanical comfort systems, architecture has lost its connection with the environment. By limiting its dependence on high-energy systems, architecture can promote the well-being of its inhabitants while decreasing its impact on the natural environment. This investigation explores the notion that a building designed to mediate between the occupant and the natural world will inherently respond to the natural world in a way that minimizes energy consumption and resource exploitation.

Subject Headings

Architecture

Keywords

architecture; man; nature; man and nature; humans and nature; thermal analysis; site analysis

Committee / Advisors

George Thomas Bible (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf (Committee Co-Chair)

Pages

55p.

Document number: ucin1212172731
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